Day: May 11, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

180 cases settled by ‘Sakhi’ centre in JK’s Rajouri

8:05 pm May 11, 2020

Jammu: The Sakhi’ centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, which provides support and assistance to women affected by violence or exploitation, has so far settled over 180 cases, an official said on Monday. The Sakhi’ project was launched by the Union government to address the rising cases of domestic violence during the ongoing COVID-19 […]

Man beaten to death over financial dispute

7:58 pm May 11, 2020

Bhadohi (UP): A 40-year-old man was killed in a clash in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, police said on Monday. Nanhku Harijan had a financial dispute with his uncle and cousins at Khamaria area on Sunday night, and he was brutally beaten up, the police said. He was rushed to a hospital in Varanasi in a […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

COVID-19: 3 Tihar jail inmates quarantined

7:54 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: Three inmates of Tihar Jail have been put under quarantine after one of them, a rape accused, is suspected to have come in contact with a coronavirus-infected person, jail officials said on Monday. They said the man was lodged in a separate cell in central jail number 2 of Tihar along with two […]

Cashless delivery mandatory after May 15 in Ahmedabad

7:48 pm May 11, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday decided to ban the cash-on- delivery option for grocery and food items from May 15, stating that novel coronavirus also spreads through currency notes. As per the AMC decision, the payment for such services will now have to be made only digitally, an official release said. The […]

Man dies of COVID, days after losing son to it: Official

7:44 pm May 11, 2020

Srinagar: A man, whose son died of COVID-19 last week, too succumbed to the disease on Monday, taking the pandemic death toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 10, officials said here. “The 60-year-old man, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer, died this morning. He too had tested positive for COVID-19 recently,” an official said. He […]